Transit Rider PDX

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Never thought I'd see 241 again, but here it is, back from the refurbishment site. Maybe they will finish the project. Some day... #trimet

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@AlYourPalster What the crap it literally just copied the feed from TriMet's own feed.

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AFTER ALL THESE YEARS I finally figured out why it's called this. It's on LINColn street. #duh

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@AlYourPalster @realpdxscanner E Burnside and 122nd. So either NE or SE depending on which side of the street you're on.

Also, there are trains running back to the yard at that time. This was train 70, which is a Yellow/Orange. There is usually service toward yards, but not away from them.

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@Line30Estacada This is the big problem with the one-car. It's simply not safe, not with the crazy things that go on.

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I count 50 MAX blocks on a weekday. If they were all two-car, that would be 100 MAX cars.

At the low estimate, I estimate 137 MAX cars in the active fleet.

That means a surplus of 37 cars.

Today only 2 of the 9 Green blocks have 2 cars.

There is no excuse for this. #trimet

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@trimetbusfan @Line30Estacada Well a one-car Blue or Red is much, much worse, so this is warranted.

But it just seems with 37+ extra cars, it shouldn't be as common as it is. Is the fleet in that bad a state of repair?

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@Line30Estacada On average, the Green has the same mix of trains that run on the rest of the system. One week particular train is running one-car on the Green, the next running in tandem with another train. There's no rhyme or reason to it.

I'm wondering though if it's saving power with one car

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Happy New Year!

I rode 88.2% of the TriMet vehicle fleet in 2025.

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@yourpalX I think it's really that the old technology, while more robust, isn't supported anymore. Much like the Type-1's: aside from being high-floor, there is nothing wrong with them. It's just getting impossible to maintain.

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I am completely convinced TriMet tested the new fare boxes with crisp new bills from the bank.

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@trimethelp For future reference, a lot of people seem to be confused by this sign, thinking that rides are free all day.

(If you go to the link, it says after 8pm, but it's not obvious by this sign.)

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Ummm...I don't think this is right.

(Like it's correct, but someone blew a timepoint somewhere)

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@yourpalX Certainly, but they shouldn't be loose like that

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I'd like to report a problem

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@AlYourPalster Hyphen in the name "Tri-Met". Immediate disqualification for me. 🙃

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@trimethelp Found another one in the wild... 47 only runs on weekdays.

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Once the driver told me that the 3500s have the worst suspension it is now so obvious. Wow.

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@AlYourPalster Should read FX2. It always did until couple days ago.

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Spot the mistake.

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@trimethelp This bus stop, 3800 Block NW Front SB (#8903) has been moved (before 2015) from the location at the blue sign on this map to the X I drew.

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In a perfect world, all the buses in Milwaukie would stop at the MAX station.